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Everett, J. F.,
Architecture -- Civic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Pergola, (sculpture).
Artist:
Everett, J. F., sculptor.
Title:
Pergola, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pergola - Glass Awning, (sculpture).
Dates:
1909.
Medium:
Painted cast iron and glass.
Dimensions:
Approx. 18 x 15 x 20 ft.
Subject:
Architecture -- Civic -- Railroad Station
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109
Located Pioneer Square, First Avenue & Yesler Way, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
The pergola was created as part of city improvements for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909. It functioned as a shelter for trolley passengers as well as the entrance to an underground public comfort station. The pergola was restored in 1973. Bronze plaque mounted on front of Pioneer Building in Pioneer Square reads: PIONEER BUILDING/PERGOLA AND TOTEM POLE/HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A/NATIONAL/HISTORIC LANDMARK/THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE/IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/1977/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. IAS files contain copy from Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 21; and copy of illustration from Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991, pg. 35.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
University of Washington, Henry Gallery, 1976.
Illustration:
Seattle Arts Commission, "A Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991, pg. 35.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 75008655
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75008655
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